A week-long search for a Filipino American camper who disappeared while swimming in the Kern River has ended in tragedy.

The body of missing Filipino American James Bawayan was found several days after he jumped into the Kern River in San Joaquin ...

Groups trying to bring water back to the dry Kern River bed through Bakersfield have petitioned the California Supreme Court to review an appeals court decision that ...

FRESNO, Calif. (CN) — The city of Bakersfield and nearby water districts secured a win on Wednesday in a California appeals court, which reversed a lower court’s order setting water flow rates for the ...

Give Big Kern is a county-wide fundraising event organized by the Kern Community Foundation, featuring over 150 local nonprofits. More than 1,000 community members attended “Give Big at the Park ...

Whitewater rafters portaged a boat for 16 miles beside the Kern River, protesting the removal of water for a hydropower plant. The facility's license is up for renewal.

A coalition of environmental groups including the Center, Bring Back the Kern, The Kern River Parkway Foundation, Kern-Kaweah Chapter Sierra Club, Water Audit California and Kern Audubon Society filed ...

It won’t be ready until next summer, but Hart Memorial Park is set to get a new adventure playground complete with a Kern River-themed water feature.

Bring Back the Kern and Water Audit California sued the City of Bakersfield in 2022 asking the court to order the city to study the impact of how it operates the river on the environment and ...

“The court has not been able to finish its job and that job is to establish a flow regime,” Keats said. Arguing for Water Audit California, attorney William McKinnon supported the injunction. He said ...

Center for Biological Diversity: FRESNO, Calif.— An appeals court on Thursday will hear arguments on Kern River water diversions, which have killed thousands of fish and drained the once flowing ...